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Unit 8a Review

Quiz by Rebekah Beard

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  • Q1
    Which of the following is a global wind belt found at about 30 degrees north and south of the equator?
    Trade Winds
    West Winds
    Jet Streams
    Polar Winds
    30s
  • Q2
    Which wind current is responsible for the westerlies in the mid-latitudes?
    Trade Winds
    Monsoon Winds
    Polar Jet Stream
    Polar Easterlies
    30s
  • Q3
    Which of the following is formed due to the rotation of the Earth and results in the deflection of wind?
    Doldrums
    Monsoon winds
    Trade winds
    Coriolis effect
    30s
  • Q4
    Which of the following is a wind current that blows from land towards a body of water?
    Sea breeze
    Trade winds
    Monsoon winds
    Land Breeze
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the term for a narrow, fast-flowing wind current that occurs at high altitudes?
    Trade winds
    Jet stream
    Monsoon winds
    Foehn winds
    30s
  • Q6
    Which of the following is a type of wind current that blows from east to west near the equator?
    Trade winds
    Foehn winds
    Jet stream
    Monsoon winds
    30s
  • Q7
    Which of the following wind currents is characterized by cold, dense air flowing from high latitudes towards lower latitudes?
    Foehn winds
    Polar winds
    Trade winds
    Monsoon winds
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the term for a wind current that forms when warm air rises and cool air sinks, creating a circular flow?
    Convection current
    Foehn winds
    Trade winds
    Monsoon winds
    30s
  • Q9
    How are wind currents named?
    Based on the altitude of the current.
    Based on the strength of the current.
    Based on the temperature of the current.
    Based on the direction they come from.
    30s
  • Q10
    How do wind currents affect weather patterns?
    By transferring heat and moisture.
    By creating strong gusts of wind.
    By blocking the movement of clouds.
    By causing thunderstorms and tornadoes.
    30s
  • Q11
    How are wind currents measured?
    By using thermometers.
    By using anemometers.
    By using barometers.
    By using hygrometers.
    30s
  • Q12
    What is the Coriolis effect?
    The formation of hurricanes.
    A wind pattern in the tropics.
    The deflection of moving objects caused by the rotation of the Earth.
    The movement of ocean currents.
    The process of water turning into vapor.
    30s
  • Q13
    Which direction does the Coriolis effect deflect moving objects in the Northern Hemisphere?
    Downward.
    Upward.
    In a straight line.
    To the left.
    To the right.
    30s
  • Q14
    The Coriolis effect causes moving objects to deflect in which direction in the Southern Hemisphere?
    Downward.
    To the right.
    To the left.
    Upward.
    In a straight line.
    30s
  • Q15
    Which of the following best describes the Coriolis effect?
    The deflection of moving objects caused by the rotation of the Earth.
    The phenomenon of the moon's gravitational pull.
    The formation of rainbows.
    The process of soil erosion.
    The occurrence of earthquakes.
    30s

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